Reviewer Brief — Calculating 15 Out of 22 Months for the Purpose of Meeting Termination of Parental Rights Requirement

This reviewer brief provides instructions on how to calculate, for the purposes of the CFSR, the “15 out of the 22 most recent months” provision for determining whether to file a termination of parental rights (TPR) for children in foster care. The TPR requirement, as outlined in the Social Security Act at § 475(5)(E), requires states to make timely decisions regarding permanency for children in foster care by having states and applicable tribes file a TPR petition when a child has been in foster care for at least 15 of the most recent 22 months and an exception or a compelling reason does not apply.